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In-vitro crystallization of spherulites of monosodium urate monohydrate

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Sherulitic and an aggregate of bow shaped crystals of monosodium urate monohydrate which had a close resemblance to that of those crystals found in gouty synovial fluids and articular cartilage have been grown using tetramethoxysilane and silica gel.

Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and infrared (IR) and X-ray diffraction were used to analyse the grown samples. Crystals were obtained for a wide range of pH (3–10), without using any biological component at room temperature and were found to be monohydrate form of monosodium urate.

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  1. Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, 600 025, Madras, India

    S. Narayana Kalkura, E. K. Girija & P. Ramasamy

  2. Analytical Spectroscopy Division, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, 695 022, Trivandrum, India

    M. Kanakavel

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Kalkura, S.N., Girija, E.K., Kanakavel, M. et al. In-vitro crystallization of spherulites of monosodium urate monohydrate. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 6, 577–580 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00121281

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